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Chief Eden and D-A Brandenburg Strained Relationship

Chief Eden and D-A Brandenburg have known each other for decades, as classmates, friends and colleagues. But lately, that relationship has become strained.

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Updated: 10:53 PM MST Feb 15, 2015

Chief Eden and D-A Brandenburg Strained Relationship

Chief Eden and D-A Brandenburg have known each other for decades, as classmates, friends and colleagues. But lately, that relationship has become strained.

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WEBVTT GORDEN EDEN AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY KARI BRANDENBURG HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR DECADES. .. AS CLASSMATES, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. BUT LATELY...THAT RELATIONSHIP HAS BECOME STRAINED. TARGET 7 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER NANCY LAFLIN ASKS EDEN TONIGHT, WHAT WENT WRONG. DISTRICT ATTORNEY KARI BRANDENBURG AND ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF GORDEN EDEN ARE TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME. A REALLY LONG TIME. SOT "we went to high school together and middle school." EDEN SAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS...THEIR PATHS HAVE CROSSED A LOT. EDEN SAYS WHEN HE BECAME U.S. MARSHAL THEN CABINET SECRETARY FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY...THEY PARTNERED TOGETHER ON CASES. THEN LAST YEAR...WHEN GORDEN EDEN BECAME ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF....THINGS BEGAN TO CHANGE. "I don't think we have courageous leadership in the police department. It breaks my heart because I know there was a time when we did have courageous leadership." "i can tell you there is strong leadership over here. very strong leadership. we're making big changes in the department. we're going to continue making big changes in the department. so i find her comment rather troubling...and personally i'm offended by it." BUT THE TWO MUST WORK TOGETHER. AND THESE DAYS...THAT'S BEEN TRICKY. IN DECEMBERAPD CONFIRMED THEY WERE INVESTIGATING BRANDENBURG FOR POSSIBLY TRYING TO KEEP HER SON OUT OF LEGAL TROUBLE. JUST A MONTH AFTER THAT CASE CAME TO LIGHT HER OFFICE CHARGED TWO APD OFFICERS WITH MURDER FOR THE SHOOTING DEATH OF JAMES BOYD.. THEN...YET ANOTHER TWIST. CITY LEGAL STAFFERS TOLD BRANDENBURG...SHE AND HER TEAM WERE NO LONGER ALLOWED AT OFFICER INVOVLED SHOOTINGS. APD AND THE D.A. HAVE RESOLVED THAT ISSUE -- PROSECUTORS WILL BE ALLOWED ON SCENES. NOW TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVE BEEN AT ODDSARE ALSO TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO WORK TOGETHER. "We will continue to cooperate. We will continue to build strong cases for her office to prosecute... or choose not to prosecute. We have to have that relationship..and I will not be the one that throws up any barrier or block wall." "i think if there's any dispute or any lacking..it's more working with the brass of the police department...with the leadership of the police that relationship doesn't exist...but i can't say it's a negative relationship." "As far as the investigation of the d.a. -- that's now been turned over to

Chief Eden and D-A Brandenburg Strained Relationship

Chief Eden and D-A Brandenburg have known each other for decades, as classmates, friends and colleagues. But lately, that relationship has become strained.